Mainland Territory: 329 241 km2
Population: More than 80 million (in 2003)
National Capital: Ha Noi
Climate: Vietnam lies in the tropics and monsoon
Administrative Units: Vietnam is divided into 64 provinces and cities
People: 85% ethnic Vietnamese, 3% ethnic Chinese, also Khmer, Cham (a remnant of the once great Indianised Champa Kingdom) and members of some 55    ethno-linguistic groups.
Languages: Vietnamese, French, Chinese, English and a variety of Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian local dialects.
Religion : The major religious traditions in Vietnam are Buddhism (which fuses forms of Taoism and Confusianism), Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism), Islam, Cao Daism and the Hoa Hao sect.
President: Mr. Nguyen Minh Triet.
Prime Minister: Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung.